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Legality of severance payment guidance questioned

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has questioned the legality of statutory guidance governin...

BUSINESS

Accountancy body calls for chiefs to present financial results

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2023

Chief executives and section 151 officers should be required to present their council’s financial...

WHITEHALL

'No progress' on devolution to London

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2023

The capital appears to have ‘taken a step backwards’ on devolution, a former chair of London Coun...

BUSINESS

Sheffield apologises 'unreservedly' for trees dispute

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2023

Sheffield City Council has apologised ‘unreservedly’ after a report found the authority mishandle...

WHITEHALL

Record number of education, health and care plans made

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

A record number of new education, health and care (EHC) plans were made last year, latest figures...

WHITEHALL

Usable reserves drop 11%

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

Usable reserves held by English councils dropped by 11% in 2022-23, according to analysis of 116 ...

WHITEHALL

UKSPF allocations remain largely unspent

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

Some councils spent less than 5% of their 2022-23 UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocations b...

WHITEHALL

Progress on devolution 'too slow' - LGA vice-president

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2023

A Local Government Association vice-president has expressed ‘serious concerns about the Governmen...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council funding plea ahead of LEP wind-down

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Council directors have called for the Government to protect them from a financial hit as Local En...

WHITEHALL

Call for Government to scrap Levelling Up Fund bidding

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils have called for the remaining £1bn in the Levelling Up Fund to be ‘allocated on the basi...

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